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illiam Monroe Trotter institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston was founded in 1984 to address the needs and concerns of the Black community and communities of color in Boston and Massachusetts through research, technical assistance, and public service. Many forms of technical assistance are provided to community groups, organizations, and public agencies. The institute sponsors public forums as a means of disseminating research and involving the community in the discussion of public policy and other issues impacting Blacks locally and nationally.

The institute publishes the Trotter Review, a journal of articles addressing current Black studies, race, and race relations in the United States and abroad.

The institute also publishes research reports and occasional papers on a broad range of topics in the areas of eduaction, employment and training, public health, economic and community development, as well as race relations.

Research and other institute activities are facilitated by research and faculty associates. The Trotter Institute has conducted research for foundations across the nation, and also works with international organizations.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

Speech by Dr. Carol Johnson, Superendent of Boston Public Schools

Presented by Willam Monroe Trotter Institute


Black Opinion in Early African American Newspapers in Boston>>

The Trotter Institute has published a paper by Kenneth J. Cooper. A Pulitzer Prize winner, he is a fellow at the Center for Media and Society at UMass-Boston. To read the article click on the link above.


Call for Papers>>

A Centennial Remembrance
The Trotter Institute is inviting papers on any aspect of the Springfield Riot of 1908 and its repercussions.

Click the link above for more details on research proposals.

Proposal Deadline: September 1, 2008

 

 
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The William Monroe Trotter Institute

University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard,
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone: 617-287-5880
Fax: 617-287-5865
trotterinstitute@umb.edu